Mark Moxon has named an unchanged 19-man squad to face France in Perpignan on Saturday.
Cymru face the French at the stade Municipal St Estève at 2.40pm local time/1.40pm Welsh time, knowing only a win will keep hopes alive of a place in the 2026 World Cup. The winners on Saturday will represent Europe in a four-team World Series in 2025, where the final two World Cup spots will be decided.
Elliot Kear captains the team that includes record cap holder, Rhys Williams, who is eight points away from becoming only the fourth man to reach a century of points for the Men’s senior team.
Joe Coope-Franklin scored on his deubt against Serbia, while prop Huw Worthington’s try in the midweek win made it two tries in his opening two matches for his country.
Tickets for the game are available online, and supporters outside of France are able to watch the game online via https://viaoccitanie.tv/ and https://sportenfrance.com/
The squad in full is: Max Clarke (Barrow Raiders), Elliot Kear (Batley Bulldogs), Sam Grice (Castleford Tigers), Matt Ross (Cornwall), Curtis Davies (Dewsbury Rams), Connor Davies (Halifax Panthers), Billy Walkley (Keighley Cougars), Ashton Robinson (Leeds Rhinos), Sam Bowring (Midlands Hurricanes), Ben Evans (North Wales Crusaders), Joe Coope-Franklin, Finley Yates (Salford Red Devils), Josh Ralph (St George Illawara), Ant Walker, Rhys Williams (Swinton Lions), Will Evans, Huw Worthington (Whitehaven), Mike Butt, Matty Fozard (Widnes Vikings).
